Dr. Vida Q. Carandang is an Associate Professor at the Institute of Renewable Natural Resources (IRNR), College of Forestry and Natural Resources, University of the Philippines Los Baños. Her areas of expertise include environmental forestry, silviculture, forest influences, and nursery and plantation. She has been the head of the Environmental Forestry Division and former director of the IRNR. Additionally, she actively participates in diverse research and project endeavors related to watershed management, environmental forestry, and silviculture. Notably, she has been honored as a grantee of the One UP Professorial Chair and Faculty Grant Awards for Outstanding Teaching and Research.